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US 5,027,477 AGranted
Break away lanyard
AssigneeSeron Manufacturing Company
InventorSuren V. Seron
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Abstract
A lanyard construction including a strap 10 forming a closed loop of flexible material adapted to be disposed about a part 20 of a human body, a mounting element 16 on the loop at a fixed location thereon for mounting an object 18 to be displayed or used by the wearer of the lanyard, and a breakaway element 22, 24, 26 defining a weak point whereat the loop may be open and be pulled free from the wearer.
Claims14
A lanyard construction comprising:
- means defining a strap forming a closed loop of flexible material for disposal about a part of a human body;
- a mounting element on said loop at a fixed location thereon for mounting an object to be displayed or used by the wearer of the lanyard;
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- means defining a weak point whereat said loop may open and be pulled free from the wearer, said weak point being at a location remote from said fixed location about the periphery of said loop.
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A breakaway assembly comprising:
- a first fixture including a base having a resilient projection with a bifurcated, generally circular tip and means on said base for securing a strap thereto, and
- a second fixture including a recess opening to the exterior of said second fixture, said recess including a circular inner end of about the same size as said tip and a mouth opening to said inner end defined by converging walls, said walls, adjacent said inner end, being spaced a distance less than the diameter of said tip, and means for securing a strap thereto.
A hook assembly comprising:
- a base having a strap receiving recess;
- an integral hook extending from said base and terminating in a redirected end facing said base;
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- an integral resilient finger on said base adjacent said hook and extending toward and engagable with said end;
- said assembly being formed of a single piece of plastic;
- said finger and said hook coming together at said base in an interface and further including a recess with a circular inner end at said interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.